I would like to note that on the site most of the words and cards for study are presented in English, and this is not surprising, because English is studied more than French, Spanish and other languages. But today I’m ready to present a new selection of verbs, albeit in German.

It is not surprising that there are irregular verbs in English and German. In English it is , in German it is Starke Verben. As you may have guessed, you just need to learn them so as not to have problems in the future. Irregular Verbs in English we can already find on the site, and you will find German strong verbs in this post.

How many German strong verbs are there? It is impossible to give an exact answer to this question, since every language has obsolete forms, and vice versa. Why should we study ancient words and expressions, because language also tends to be updated over time. I have prepared a list of the most commonly used strong verbs in the German language. You can study and not be afraid that such a verb is no longer used in modern German.

Let's take a look at our table called “List of strong conjugation verbs”(see below). We have 4 columns:

— Infinitive
— Präsens
— Imperfect
— Partizip II

We all know what they mean (if not, then move on to learning the basics). So, I decided not to include the form in the dictionary for Lingvo Tutor Präsens for the simple reason that we will have to type too many words either on a PDA or on a computer. And the shape Präsens is not considered highly problematic in German.

Don't be greedy with comments, write what you think about the selection!

List of strong conjugation verbs

Infinitive	Präsens	Imperfect	PartizipII
l. backen (oven)	bäckt	buk	gebacken
2. befehlen (to order)	befiehlt	befahl	befohlen
3. beginnen (to begin)	beginnt	begann	begonnen
4. beißen (bite)	beißt	biß	gebissen
5. bergen (to hide)	Birgt	barg	geborgen
6. bersten (to burst)	birst	burst	geborsten
7. bewegen (to induce, to encourage)	bewegt	bewog	bewogen
8. biegen (bend)	biegt	bog	gebogen
9. bieten (to offer)	bietet	bot	geboten
10. binden (to tie)	bindet	band	gebunden
11. bitten (to ask)	bittet	bat	gebeten
12. blasen (to blow)	blast	blies	geblasen
13. bleiben (to stay)	bleibt	blieb	geblieben
14. braten (fry)	brother	briet	gebraten
15. brechen (to break)	bricht	brach	gebrochen
16. brennen (to burn)	brennt	brannte	gebrannt
17. bringen (bring)	bringt	brachte	gebracht
18. denken (to think)	denkt	dachte	gedacht
19. dingen (to hire)	dingt	dingte	gedungen
20. dreschen (thresh)	drisht	drosch(drasch)	gedroschen
21. dringen (to penetrate)	dringt	drang	gedrungen
22. dünken (to imagine)	dunkt(deucht)	dünkte(deuchte)	gedünkt(gedeucht)
23. dürfen (to be able)	darf	durfte	gedurft
24. empfehlen (to recommend)	empfiehlt	empfahl	empfohlen
25. erbleichen (turn pale)	erbleicht	erbleichte(erblich)	erbleicht(erblichen)
26. erkiesen (to elect)	erkiest	erkor	erkoren
27. essen (is)	ißt	aß	Gegessen
28. fahren (to go)	fährt	fuhr	gefahren
29. fallen (fall)	falls	field	gefallen
30. fangen (to catch)	fängt	fing	gefangen
31. fechten (fencing)	ficht	focht	gefochten
32. finden (to find)	findet	fand	gefunden
33. flechten (to weave)	flicht	flocht	geflochten
34. fliegen (fly)	fliegt	flog	geflogen
35. fliehen (to run)	flieht	floh	geflohen
36.fließen (to flow)	fließt	floß	geflossen
37. fressen (eat)	frißt	fraß	gefressen
38. frieren (to freeze)	friert	fror	gefroren
39. gären (to wander)	gärt	gor	gegoren
40. gebären (give birth)	gebiert	gebar	geboren
41. geben (to give)	gibt	gab	gegeben
42. gedeihen (to succeed, to grow)	gedeiht	gedieh	gediehen
43. gehen (to go)	geht	ging	gegangen
44. gelingen (to succeed)	gelingt	gelang	gelungen
45. gelten (to cost)	gilt	galt	gegolten
46. ​​genesen (get well)	genest	genas	genesen
47. genießen (enjoy, use)	genius	genoß	genossen
48. geschehen (to happen)	geschieht	geschah	geschehen
49. gewinnen (to extract)	gewinnt	Gewann	Gewonnen
50. gießen (to pour)	gießt	goß	Gegossen
51. gleichen (to walk)	gleicht	glich	geglichen
52. gleiten (to slide)	gleitet	glitt	gegliten
53. glimmen (smolder)	glimmt	glomm	geglommen
54. graben (dig)	gräbt	grub	gegraben
55. greifen (grab)	grace	griff	gegriffen
56. haben (to have)	hat	hatte	gehabt
57. halten (to hold)	hält	hielt	gehalten
58. hängen (hang)	hangt	hing	gehangen
59. hauen (to chop)	haut	hieb	gehauen
60. heben (to raise)	hebt	hob	Gehoben
61. heißen (to be called)	heißt	hieß	geheißen
62. helfen (to help)	hilft	half	geholfen
63.kennen (to know)	kennt	kannte	gekannt
64. klingen (to ring)	klingt	klang	geklungen
65. kneifen (pinch)	kneift	kniff	gekniffen
66. kommen (to come)	kommt	kam	gekommen
67. können (to be able)	kann	konnte	gekonnt
68. kriechen (crawl)	kriecht	kroch	gekrochen
69. laden (to load: to invite)	ladet	lud	geladen
70. lassen (command, force, leave)	läßt	ließ	gelassen
71.laufen (run)	läuft	lief	gelaufen
72. leiden (endure)	leidet	litt	gelitten
73. leihen (to borrow)	leiht	lieh	geliehen
74.lesen (read)	liest	las	gelesen
75. liegen (to lie down)	liegt	lag	gelegen
76. löschen (to go out)	löscht	losch	geloschen
77. lügen (to lie)	lügt	log	gelogen
78. meiden (avoid)	meidet	mied	gemieden
79.melken (milk)	milkt	melkte(milk)	gemelkt(gemolken)
80. messen (to measure)	mißt	maß	gemessen
81. mißlingen (to fail)	mißlingt	mißlang	mißlungen
82. mögen (to want)	mag	mochte	gemocht
83. müssen (must)	muß	mußte	gemußt
84.nehmen (to take)	nimmt	nahm	genommen
85. nennen (to call)	nennt	nannte	genannt
86. pfeifen (whistle)	pfeift	pfiff	gepfiffen
87. pflegen (to look after; to have a habit of)	pflegt	pflegte(pflog)	gepflegt(gepflogen)
88. preisen (to praise)	preist	prices	gepriesen
89. quellen (to beat with a spring)	quilt	quoll	gequollen
90. raten (to advise)	rät	riet	geraten
91. reiben (to rub)	reibt	rieb	gerieben
92. reißen (tear)	reißt	riß	Gerissen
93. reiten (to ride)	reitet	ritt	geritten
94. rennen (to run)	renn	rannte	gerannt
95. rieсhen. (sniff)	riecht	roch	gerochen
96. ringen (squeeze)	ringt	rank	gerungen
97. rinnen (to flow)	rinnt	rann	geronnen
98. rufen (shout, call)	ruft	rief	gerufen
99. saufen (drink, get drunk)	säuft	soff	gesoffen
100. saugen (to suck)	saugt	sog	gesogen
101. schaffen (to create)	schafft	schuf	Geschaffen
102. schallen (to sound)	schallt	schallte(scholl)	geschallt(geschollen)
103. scheiden (to separate)	scheidet	schied	geschieden
104. scheinen (to shine)	scheint	schien	geschienen
105. schelten (scold)	schilt	schalt	gescholten
106. scheren (cut)	schiert	schor	geschoren
107. schieben (to move)	schiebt	schob	geschoben
108. schießen (shoot)	schießt	schoß	Geschossen
109. schinden (to skin)	schindet	schund	geschunden
110. schlafen (sleep)	schläft	schlief	Geschlafen
111.schlagen (to beat)	schlägt	schlug	geschlagen
112. schleichen (sneak up)	schleicht	schlich	geschlichen
113. schleifen (sharpen)	schleift	schliff	Geschliffen
114. schließen (lock)	schließt	schloß	geschlossen
115. schlingen (to entwine)	schlingt	schlang	geschlungen
116. schmeißen (throw)	schmeißt	schmiß	geschmissen
117. schmelzen (melt, melt)	schmilzt	schmolz	Geschmolzen
118. schnauben (sniffle)	schnaubt	schnaubte(schnob)	geschnaubt(geschnoben)
119. schneiden (to cut)	schneidet	schnitt	geschnitten
120. schrecken (to be scared)	schrickt	schrak	geschrocken
121. schreiben (to write)	schreibt	schrieb	geschrieben
122. schielen (shout)	schreit	schrie	Geschrien
123. schreiten (to walk)	schreitet	schritt	geschritten
124. schweigen (be silent)	schweigt	schwieg	geschwiegen
125. schwellen (to swell)	schwillt	schwoll	Geschwollen
126. schwimmen (swim)	schwimmt	schwamm	geschwommen
127. schwinden (disappear)	schwindet	schwand	geschwunden
128. schwingen (to wave)	schwingt	schwang	geschwungen
129. schwören (to swear)	schwört	schwur(schwur)	geschworen
130. sehen (to see)	sieht	sah	gesehen
131. sein (to be)	ist	war	gewesen
132. senden (to send)	sendet	sandte	gesandt
133. sieden (boil, simmer)	siedet	sott(siedete)	gesotten(gesiedet)
134. singen (sing)	singt	sang	Gesungen
135. sinken (to descend)	sinkt	sank	Gesunken
136. sinnen (think)	sinnt	sann	Gesonnen
137. sitzen (sit)	sitzt	saß	gesessen
138.sollen (must)	soll	sollte	Gesollt
139. speien (spit)	speit	spie	Gespien
140. spinnen (to spin)	spinnt	spann	Gesponnen
141. sprechen (to speak)	spricht	sprach	gesprochen
142. sprießen (to rise)	sprießt	sproß	gesprossen
143. springen (jump)	spring	sprang	gesprungen
144. stechen (stab)	sticht	stach	gestochen
145. stecken (stick around)	stackt	stak(steckte)	gesteckt
146. stehen (stand)	steht	stand	gestanden
147. stehlen (to steal)	stiehlt	stahl	gestohlen
148. steigen (to rise)	steigt	stieg	gestiegen
149. sterben (to die)	stirbt	starb	gestorben
150. stieben (disperse)	stiebt	stob	gestoben
151. stinken (to stink)	stinkt	stank	gestunken
152. stoßen (push)	stößt	stieß	gestoßen
153. streichen (stroke)	streicht	strich	gestrichen
154. streiten (to argue)	streetet	stritt	gestritten
155.tragen (to wear)	trägt	trug	getragen
156. treffen (to meet)	trifft	traf	getroffen
157. treiben (drive)	treibt	trieb	getrieben
158. treten (to step)	tritt	trat	getreten
159. triefen (drip)	trieft	trifte(troff)	getrieft(getroffen)
160. trinken (to drink)	trinkt	trunk	getrunken
161. trügen (to deceive)	trügt	trog	getrogen
162.tun (to do)	tut	tat	getan
163. verderben (spoil)	verdirbt	verdarb	verdorben
164. verdrießen (to annoy)	verdrießt	verdroß	verdrossen
165. vergessen (to forget)	vergißt	vergaß	vergessen
166. verlieren (to lose)	verliert	verlor	verloren
167. wachsen (grow)	wächst	wuchs	gewachsen
168. wägen (to weigh)	wägt	wog	gewogen
169. waschen (to wash)	wäscht	wusch	gewaschen
170. weben (to weave)	webt	webte(wob)	gewebt(gewoben)
171. weichen (to yield)	weicht	wich	gewichen
172. weisen (to indicate)	weist	wies	gewiesen
173. wenden (turn)	wendet	wandte	gewandt
174. werben (recruit)	wirbt	warb	geworben
175. werden (to become)	wild	wurde	geworden
176. werfen (throw)	wirft	warf	geworfen
177. wiegen (to weigh)	wiegt	wog	gewogen
178. winden (to twist)	windet	wand	gewunden
179. wissen (to know)	weiß	wußte	gewußt
180. wollen (to want)	will	Wollte	gewollt
181. zeihen (to incriminate)	zeiht	zieh	geziehen
182. ziehen (drag)	zieht	zog	gezogen
183. zwingen (to force)	zwingt	zwang	gezwungen

When learning German, special attention is paid to verbs. This part of speech is mandatory when constructing a German sentence, and also has other, no less important, functions. A verb is a part of speech that denotes the state or action of an object.

Unregelmäßige Verben

All German verbs morphologically can be divided into weak, strong and incorrect. It is irregular verbs that cause the greatest difficulty in learning.

Irregular verbs are those that differ in the way they form their basic forms from strong and weak verbs.

Interesting! IN Lately The boundaries of the concepts of “strong” and “irregular” verbs in the German language are quite blurred. Often, to simplify the learning process, all German verbs are divided into only two groups:

• Weak, the formation of the main forms of which can be clearly classified;
• Other, in the formation of Imperfekt (Präteritum) and Partizip II which usually have difficulties. This category includes both strong verbs and irregular verbs. The main forms of verbs of this group are recommended to be learned by heart. For greater convenience, there is pivot table conjugations of strong and irregular verbs in German.

But! Strong verbs are not irregular because... They can be classified according to the method of formation of their basic forms.

Irregular verbs of the German language can be divided into three subgroups:

First subgroup	Second subgroup	Third subgroup
kennen (to know)	können (to be able)
nennen (to call)	müssen (to be due)	haben (to have)
brennen (to burn)	durfen (to be able)	gehen (to go)
rennen (to run)	wollen (to want)	werden (to become)
denken (to think)	wissen (to know)	stehen (stand)
senden (to send) wenden (to return)	sollen (to be obliged) mögen (to wish)	tun (to do) bringen (to bring)

First subgroup

Verbs of this subgroup form basic forms according to a weak principle, but they are characterized by a change in the root vowel e on A V Imperfect And Partizip II:

Be careful!
In the verb mögen, the root consonant is also replaced g on ch. In the verb wissen the root i in Imperfekt and Partizip II changes to u:

In the present tense (Präsens) these verbs change as follows:

er sie es
wir sie Sie

Table of irregular verbs in German

Infinitive	Präsens	Imperfect	Partizip II
kennen (to know)
nennen (to call)
brennen (to burn)
rennen (to run)
denken (to think)
senden (to send)
wenden (to return)
können (to be able)
müssen (to be due)
durfen (to be able)
wollen (to want)
wissen (to know)
sollen (to be obliged)
mögen (to wish)
haben (to have)
werden (to become)
gehen (to go)
stehen (stand)
tun (to do)
bringen (to bring)

As we can see from the table, the number of irregular verbs in the German language is quite small. These words are very often used in communication, and some of them serve to form temporary forms. For example, the verb werden is to form the future tense (Futurum). Ich werde lernen. I will learn.

For convenience, the table is divided into three blocks. Memorizing just seven words every day, after just three days, without much effort, lexicon will be replenished with new useful words, without which full communication is simply impossible.

German verbs have three forms. These three forms are very important because they are used to form different tenses:

1st form: Infinitive, or indefinite form. Example: machen (to do)

2nd form: Präteritum, or simple past tense. Example: machte

3rd form: Partizip II, or past participle. Example: gemacht

(s) next to the verb, which can appear in the dictionary, indicates that this verb forms Perfect, Plusquamperfekt with auxiliary verb sein .

With few exceptions, all verbs in German end in -en, so the 1st form of a verb (infinitive) is its stem + ending -en: mach en, sag en, lach en, lieb en...

Second form (Präteritum) for weak verbs usually formed by adding - te to the stem of the verb. That is, we remove the ending -en and add the ending -te: mach te, sag te, lach te, lieb te...

Third form (Partizip II) for weak verbsusually formed by adding a prefix ge- and endings - t to the stem of the verb. For example: ge mach t, ge sag t, ge lach t, ge lieb t...

Not so difficult at first glance. BUT these were the rules for weak verbs, and in German there is a lot strong (or irregular) verbs, whose forms are not formed according to the rules. They are needed memorize. For this you need a table and a lot of patience. Print it out and memorize a little every day.

Table of irregular verbs in German

Now let's take a quick look at what each verb form is used for.

First form of a German verb (infinitive):

• is in the dictionary
• used with modal verbs: Ich kann lesen. - I can read.
• used in infinitive phrases: Es ist zu kalt, so weit in den Wald zu gehen. - It's too cold to go that far into the forest.
• to form the future tense Futurum: Ich werde viel arbeiten. - I will work hard.
• when adding the article das, the first form sometimes becomes a noun: das Lesen- reading

When conjugating the infinitive, the present tense form Präsens is formed: Ich mache die Hausaufgabe. - I'm doing my homework.

Second form of the German verb (Präteritum):

• to form the simple past tense Präteritum (used in writing and books): Ich sagte das nicht. - I did not say that.

Third form of the German verb (Partizip II):

• to form the complex past tense Perfect (used in conversation): Ich habe so viel gelacht. - I laughed so much.
• to form the prepast tense Plusquamperfekt (used very rarely): Ich hatte so viel gelacht. - I laughed so much. (the difference with the previous one is that here the action happened even earlier)
• for education Passiv (passive): Das Buch wird verkauft. - The book is on sale.

Based on the description of the functions of the three forms of the German verb, it becomes clear that the most important forms are the first and third. They need to be learned first. But it’s best to learn the three forms together, like a counting rhyme.

Valeria Zakharova,

In German there are three main forms of verbs (Grundformen): infinitive (Infinitiv), imperfect (Präteritum) and participle II (Partizip II). Learners of German should know the multiplication tables, formation method and functional meaning of these three verb forms.

Only under this condition will you be able to correctly form tense forms, construct sentences and display your thoughts in the structure of language.

So, let's figure it out:

1. Infinitive- infinitive. It is in this form that we see verbs in the dictionary. The infinitive in a sentence can act either independently or be part of a complex tense form.
2. Imperfect(or priteritum) is a form of the simple past tense. Please note that there is no equivalent of this form in Russian. The imperfect is used mainly in writing, V fiction. It is allowed to use the imperfect in oral speech in stories and messages.
3. Participle II- past participle. This form, on the one hand, has such verbal features as tense and voice, and on the other hand, like an adjective, it has a category of declension and can be used as a definition and predicative.

In connection with such “non-uniform” signs, participle II is used for:

• using the verb form as an adjective or adverb (der geliebte Sohn - beloved son);
• formation of some complex (analytical) temporary forms in active voice(Perfekt, Plusquamperfekt and FuturII) and all tense forms in the passive voice.

So, we have identified three main forms of German verbs and outlined their scope of use.

Let's move on to the method of education:

The infinitive is formed in the same way for all verbs: verb stem + suffix -(e)n (lauf-en, speicher-n).
But the formation of the imperfect and participle II depends on whether the verb is strong or weak.

Thus, the imperfect of weak (regular) verbs is formed by adding the suffix -(e)te to the verb stem (machen - machte). In the imperfect of strong verbs there is no suffix, but the root vowel (gehen - ging) changes.

Participle II of weak verbs is formed as follows:

prefix ge- + verb stem + suffix - (e)t (machen - gemacht).

Strong verbs have the prefix ge- + verb stem (with a modified root vowel) + suffix –en (gehen -gegangen).

Note: that for verbs with an inseparable prefix and with the suffix –ieren, the prefix ge- is absent in participle II, and for verbs with a separable prefix, the prefix ge- is placed before the root of the verb (studieren – studiert; aussehen – ausgesehen).

Changing the root vowel is typical for strong verbs, but there is a special group of weak verbs that change the root vowel, these verbs should simply be memorized along with the formation of the three basic forms.

You should also remember the formation of the three main forms of irregular, auxiliary and modal verbs. It just so happened historically that these verbs do not follow the general rule.

Let's celebrate! The three forms of German verbs require special attention. Take the time to understand this, only at first glance complex topic, and this will be a good foundation for learning the language.

Conjugate verbs in many languages

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All verb forms at a glance

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Verb conjugation without problems

You may have heard that verb conjugation is one of the most difficult parts of grammar in many languages, but you need to learn it if you want to speak fluently in a given language. However, verb conjugation is easier than you think. Regular verbs are quite simple in most languages, so you'll learn them very quickly. On the other hand, irregular verbs are a different story, but that doesn't mean that learning to conjugate them is an impossible mission. Like everything in life, it is a matter of practice and time. As long as you exactly want to learn foreign language and you have useful tools, this goal is very close!